Author: Andrew Taggart
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Where The Finite And The Infinite Meet
“[T]he knowledge ‘I am,’” states Rupert Spira in Being Aware of Being Aware, “is the experience in which the finite mind and infinite awareness intersect.” We can, in fact, find at least three privileged intersections: “I am,” here, and now. Do You Exist? If someone were to ask you, “Do you exist?,” then you would…
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What’s The Difference Between The Ignorant Person And The Sage?
The ignorant person and the Sage, let’s say, find themselves in the desert. Both see the appearance of a pool of water in the distance. The ignorant one, exclaiming “Finally, I will slake my deep thirst!,” runs toward it, only to discover that it’s a mirage. It’s actually just a heap of sand–just sand and…
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Let All Gunk Point To Your Essential Nature
How can I overcome the ego? You’re asking the wrong question. Let’s go back to basics: Direct Experience All I ever know, or come into contact with, are experiences. Experiences: Types 1. Perceiving 2. Sensing 3. Thinking (and feeling) The I-Sense (aham vritti) The I-sense or I-thought is just a type of thought. In fact, Ramana…
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Is The Body “Dumb”?
Am I the body? Is the body conscious (cit) or unconscious, sentient or insentient (jada)? Am I conscious or unconscious? Consider first the body. The body can seem as if it’s sentient, or conscious, just because Consciousness shines on, in, and through it. However, the body is jada–insentient, “dull,” or “dumb.” It can’t say, “I.”…
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Our Gold Rush Mentality In Spirituality
The California gold rush, which lasted but a feverish 7 years from 1848-1855, rarely led to fortunes amassed. Instead, although it did have the unintended effect of settling more parts of California, it often ended up with prospectors going bust. Similarly, in the realm of spirituality, many of us have long searched feverishly for “the…
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 